The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:10 at Sydney 2026 put Sam Montague 386th of 556 men in the Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:15. A harder second half: 2:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 8:21 faster at Sydney 2026 than at Auckland 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:26v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 3:39v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 3:55v median −0:08
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Block 04 8:19Running 4 3:59v median −0:07
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:00v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 4:03v median −0:03
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:07v median −0:03
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Block 08 14:14Running 8 5:59v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.